What’s the best thing about elephants? Is it that they never forget anything? Regardless, we always thought of elephants as the misunderstood poets of the animal kingdom, but we were wrong. They’re the misunderstood artists of the animal kingdom.
Case and point: Karishma, the 13 year old painting elephant at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in the UK. Zookeepers say that when she’s not tending to her 17 month old baby, she loves to grab a brush with her trunk and get painting!
“Karishma really enjoys painting, and it demonstrates just how dexterous elephants’ trunks really are”, comments Elephant keeper Elizabeth Becker to CBBC website. “While her paintings may not be as detailed as a Da Vinci, we think the finished products are pretty amazing!”
Her artwork will be on display at the zoo over the weekend to celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day.